Sometime in 1863:First rumored use of wireless
transmission during Civil War by Union troops transmitting morse code
from a hot air balloon to a ground station. This claim has never been
substantiated.

Sometime in 1892:Rainey T. Wells becomes first
radio listener when friend Nathan Stubblefield of Murray, KY, transmits
words, "Hello Rainey" throught the air via mysterious "black box." In
the subsequent days and years, many others witness Stubblefield's radio
transmissions.

June 9, 1934:Maj.
Edwin Armstrong's first test of FM from roof of Empire State Building.
Despite sensational results. David Sarnoff/RCA and World War II manage
to keep FM under wraps until war's end.

1.April 24, 1958:WFMU's first ever broadcast. Nothing is
known about it. For its first ten years, WFMU serves Upsala College
students, broadcasting lectures, Lutheran services, classical music,
jazz and international music.

5.November 9, 1963:The first fundraising "marathon" on
non-commercial radio (or TV, for that matter) on Lorenzo Milam's KRAB.
The goal was $1000 in 42 hours. They made it. Milam felt sullied
afterwards, for he knew what was to become of his concept. Prior to this
marathon, Pacifica stations (and KRAB) had raised money through
low-level, year round membership announcements.

24.April, 1989:
Four mainstream public stations try to use RCA's 1962 error as a pretext
for lowering WFMU's power and raising their own. Litigation lasts three
years and costs over $400,000, with one dozen listener-lawyers working
for free. WFMU's fund-raising capability triples in one year.

25.September 24, 1989:WFMU relocates from basement of an
Upsala Dormitory into renovated digs at 580 Springdale Avenue (the
"Avatar" house).

26.September 1992:The FCC rules in WFMU's favor, saying
that WFMU can keep its power, but it needs to reconfigure its
transmission pattern.

27.June 1994:WFMU becomes legally independant of
Upsala College, but agrees to remain located on campus.

28.May 30, 1995:Upsala College closes, declaring
bankruptcy, 1995. WFMU is the only part of the College to escape the
bankruptcy court's auction block.

29.April, 1996:WFMU quadruples its coverage area into
New York State's Hudson Valley with addition of 90.1 FM
frequency.